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EEOC issues guidance on worker background checks 

Published: May 1, 2012

Tags: criminal background checks, EEOC, employment discrimination, Title VII

WASHINGTON – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued updated guidance on employers’ use of criminal background checks in making employment decisions.

Obese worker’s estate gets $125K under EEOC deal 

Published: April 20, 2012

Tags: ADA, AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, disability discrimination, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, obesity

A Louisiana nonprofit agency must pay $125,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit brought on behalf of the estate of an employee who claimed she lost her job because she suffered from severe obesity, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced.

Minorities make gains in federal workforce, report says 

Published: March 30, 2012

Tags: EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, federal workforce

Minorities are making progress in securing senior level positions in federal agencies, according to a new annual report released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Employer request for Facebook passwords yields legislation, investigation 

Published: March 29, 2012

Tags: Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Department of Justice, Discrimination, DOJ, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Facebook, job applicants, privacy, social media, social networking, Stored Communications Act

After recent reports that employers were requesting Facebook passwords from job applicants, state and federal legislators quickly responded with possible legislation and a request for a federal investigation into the legalities of the practice.

Pregnancy discrimination claims on the rise, says EEOC 

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: March 23, 2012

Tags: Discrimination, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, pregnancy, pregnancy discrimination

The slow economy and competitive labor market may be contributing to the upswing in discrimination claims by pregnant women in the workplace, employment attorneys say.

Anti-criminal hiring policies could spur bias suits 

Published: March 23, 2012

Tags: criminal background checks, E-RACE, EEOC, Employment Law, hiring practices, racial discrimination

WASHINGTON – For employers, policies that forbid the hiring of convicted felons may seem like a very good, common-sense idea, especially for companies in the hospitality industry or any other trade involving frequent contact with customers.

But under an initiative from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission designed to root out race-based systemic hiring practices, blanket policies against hiring applicants with criminal histories could land employers in hot water.

EEOC adopts new four-year anti-discrimination plan 

Published: March 14, 2012

Tags: EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has approved a strategic plan that maps out the agency’s strategy for combating workplace discrimination over the next four years.

EEOC sees record number of private sector bias charges 

Published: January 26, 2012

Tags: EEOC, employment discrimination

WASHINGTON – Fueled in part by an increase in age and disability discrimination claims, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received a record-high 99,947 charges of employment discrimination in fiscal 2011, the agency announced this week.

Employment law survey reveals key trends 

Published: January 19, 2012

Tags: AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, Department of Labor, DOL, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ERISA, fair labor standards act, FLSA, Seyfarth Shaw, wage and hour, Wal-Mart v. Dukes

National employment law firm Seyfarth Shaw recently released its annual survey of employment law cases, summarizing key trends in the field from U.S. Supreme Court decisions to state and federal court decisions and regulatory actions.

EEOC forms task force for small business compliance 

Published: January 9, 2012

Tags: Discrimination, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, small business, small business compliance

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has formed a task force to help small businesses comply with anti-discrimination laws.